Who can enrol?

Enrolling at Mac.Rob

  • Mac.Rob is a government public school for academically gifted and high-achieving students in Years 9 - 12. It is one of only four selective entry high schools in Victoria, and the only single-gender school for girls. As a selective entry school, the Mac.Robertson Girls' High School is not zoned; we accept students from all across Victoria, provided they have successfully applied for and completed the Selective Entry Examination.

    As a public school administered and funded by the Victorian Government and DE, we do not charge annual tuition fees. However, we do rely on and request annual voluntary contributions through our Parent Payment Policy. The Policy for each Year level can be found below.

    Entry to Mac.Rob is dependent on the successful completion of an entrance examination.

  • Mac.Rob accepts students primarily at Year 9 level (approx. 300 places each year).

    Applicants for Mac.Rob (and all Victorian selective entry high schools) must be Australian or New Zealand citizens, or hold a visa or ImmiCard, which exempts them from paying International Student Fees to attend a Victorian government school. Applicants can be living in Victoria, or living and studying interstate or overseas at the time of their application.

    Applicants must be able to meet the above criteria by the time the offers process commences.

    Fee-paying international students enrolled in Victorian schools are not eligible to apply.

    Mac.Rob also accepts a limited number of students at Years 10 and 11 each year (approx. 2-7). The number of vacancies for enrolment for Year 10 and 11 are conditional on any vacancies that occur within the cohort of the previous year, and may not be offered every year.

  • All students who wish to enrol at Mac.Robertson Girls' High School must undertake an entrance examination in the year preceding enrolment. For example, students wishing to enrol in 2027 must apply for and sit the entrance exam in 2026.

    Entry at Year 9 is conditional on the successful completion of the entrance examination. Entry at Year 10 and 11 is by entrance examination, application, shortlist, and interview.

    For more information about applying, click here.

  • As Mac.Rob does not administer the entrance examination ourselves, all questions about applying and preparing for the exam should be directed at either ACER, EduTest, or the DE Selective Entry Unit.

    Questions regarding exam eligibility and the selective entry process should be directed to the Selective Entry Unit of the Department of Education. To contact the Unit, please click here.

    Questions regarding the Year 9entranceexamination, including how best to prepare for the exam and what the text involves, should be directed to ACER. To contact ACER, please contact them on 03 9277 5270 or via email at sehs@acer.org.

More information about the Selective Entry School enrolment process can be found on the DE portal.